It sounds like there are going to be resolutions o'plenty at every LEC in the very near future.
The one I am familiar with in 44 is the most conservative - basically a request to "study, evaluate, report and support" leaving the course of action to the MEC after they study, evaluate and report.
I think it is good to re-evaluate where were are on scope given the vast changes in our airline compared to where it was during bankruptcy.
While none of this will result in changes to Section 1* we need to have a clearly defined long term scope strategy to benchmark our future activities. Without an objective look and policy we will constantly be reacting to bad news and the easy resolution is a scope concession. I'd like to get this done in conjunction with answering the Compass question since part of the deliberations has to be a determination whether we want to "take it back."
If we do have an objective scope strategy, it needs to be clearly communicated and understood to shut up guys like me that would really prefer to fly airplanes, support their union and stay out of politics.
While I have scope concerns, overall I think the Delta MEC did an outstanding job getting us raises during a recesso-depression and merging us without a US Air style meltdown.
*(except an adjustment for Compass' jets if they come on board)